Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-18

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have to take tent along, as there isn't
room TO be had for love or money.
George Moore, for % years "A resident OF
Michigan, died at Otisco on the 9th inst
August Anderson, one OF the under
ground bosses OF the Lake Superior mine,
was instantly killed the other day by
two-ton hosting skip striking him on the
head, managing him beyond recognition.
The winter vacation of three months at
the agricultural college begins on the 18th
inst.
Grand Rapids board i, now fully organ
lied.
Allegan is wild over its oil we'll which
grows more promising every day.
! James " ellis who killed John White with
club in Amboy township, Hillsdale coun-
" hung himself in the jailat Hillsdale the
other night, with the sheets Of hi, bed to
the bars of his window. lie instructed
/ the turnkey 10 give his property
amounting 90 about 1908, to Whites
| family if any thing should happen 10 him.
George Besris, student in the dental
department of the university, died sud
denly few days ago Of pneumonia. He
lived in England.
While G. w. Nrooman and Geo. T.
Bishop, prominent business men OF
Dowagiac were hunting ducks on La
grange pond, their boat c,psiled. Both
men were in the water for an hour cling
ing 10 the boat. When discovered they
were entirely speechless and nearly in
sensible. Five minutes more without
rescue and both would have persisted. 1t
is thought they will recover
Iron Mountain held its first village
election on the eth INST. The new officers
pledged them, elves to pay particular at
tention to the sanitary condition of the
town and to rid it of all dlsreputabe
characters.
Jackson officials are waging war against
gambling houses and houses OF ill-fame.
j. ii. Chandler has filed in Houghton
deed to himse of the land occupied by
the Calumet miningplant. Tn action o
Chambers has caused great sensation
in the upper peninsula.
The Cnlca5o a Northwestern and the
Duluth South Shore q Atlantic railways
have got in trouble over the matter OF the
crossing OF the two roads at Michigamme'
and 1t now looks as If the state board OF
railway crossings viii have TO settle it.
Mu,kegon X. of L. will erect "A $4,000
luilding.
Forest fires have done considerable dam
age N Tusoola county.
Mrs. George Burroughs, who settled in
Belloviile over 80 years ago died there on
the 10th inst.
r. J.. Butterworth has donated $1,000
building site TO st. Marks home Of Grand
| 10 4a1
On the site.
The seth report OF the Michigan supreme
court is in the hands of the binders. The
copy for the TIA report Is in the hands of
the printers.
Martin Bake- is in limbo at Grand Rap
ids for as,au ting a six year old girl.
! He'll probably get % years in Jackson, and
that's a light punishment for the brute.
The iron mines OF Baraga county have
shut down for the winter and no more
work viii Ice done in the Oatonagon silver
mines unit. sprnG
W. G.. Cole broke into Or. Grandy's
store at Fairfield the other night, and
bagged about 800 worth Of jewelry, cut
lery aud cash lie was ca tured the next
morning.
Gashas been struck on the Rawson farm
near Clinton. If the supply proves per
manent it viii be piped to that village.
The fourth annual meeting of the state
trottng horse-breeders association was
held in jackson on the 9th inst. The an
nual alection OF officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, w. A. Gibson, Jackson;
vice-president, S. II. Godfrey, Parma !;
secretary, l.. &. Webb Mason; treasurer
Walter Clark, Battle Creek; for members
of the executive committee: A. /. Barber
for two years 10 ill the vacancy caused
by the death Of J. w. Parkhurst; for three
years, l.. {. Webb, Ray Warner, +. A.
Howell, NJ. V. Wagner o. b. Donaldson.
The delegates from the Michigan repub-
lican clubs who are TO attend the meeting
of republican organizations at New York
December lj.17, are to first meet at De-
troit and go east IN a special car.
At the opening Of the new Saginaw
street railway "A few days ago Little
Jake" the millionaire lumberman and
banker, acted as driver OF the first car and
prominent attorney was the conductor.
The annual meeting OF the state grange
will he held in Lansing December ~.
The California state grange has shipped
n carload Of farm p roducts of the Pacific
slope to Lansing for display at the meeting
of the national grange.
Saginaw county won't pay Mrs. May
81, 500 or jail lock claims as awarded by
the courts
Dennis O'Brien OF Grand Rapids was
,ound dead on the railroad track north OF
that city.
Major Robert i. Judson, a prominent
citizen OF Kalamazoo and judge advocate
on Gen. Custer's staff during the civil
war. was found dead in bed the other
morning. lie was severely injured by a
fall some days ago, but the immediate
cause OF death is supposed to be heart
disease.
Hon Charles J. Munroe OF South Haven
, has been appointed trustee OF the Mich
gan insane asylum, vice George Hannah
resigned.
Grand Rapids workingmen are talking
up scheme TO establish cooperative
furniture factory.